Question 4 Iowa Families Question1 For a random sample of 64 Iowa homes, average weekly food expenditure turns out to be $160, with a standard devaition of $64. Let mu denote the mean weekly food expenditure for Iowa families. Find a 95% confidence Interval for μ.
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Solution :
t /2,df = 1.998
Margin of error = E = t/2,df * (s /n)
= 1.998 * (64 / 64)
Margin of error = E = 16.01
The 95% confidence interval estimate of the population mean is,
- E < < + E
160 - 16.01 < < 160 + 16.01
144.01 < < 175.99
(144.01 , 175.99)
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